I just want to give an update since it's been a month.
My local dealer shop received the same guidance from "TSARA," which is: to be safe, replace HV components xyz for $26,000+ (a non-starter for everyone involved).
I'd hoped to find an independent shop to replace the EME HV fuse, the same way Shaun Dobbie did in his excellent videos linked above by DrVenture. I think it's 50/50 that this would solve the problem. OTOH Shaun's story had a terrible ending:
BMW condemned his car for having had the fuse replaced!
(Is this liable to happen in the USA as well?)
Alternatives are:
- Get sufficient "Goodwill" help from the dealership and BMWNA on a trade-in for a new i4 lease ("win/win"). (Then never ever EVER go past the warranty!)
- Keep the 530e as a cool-weather car as long as I can (I still love the car but I don't think it will pass Inspection).
Frankly, also make sure as many people as possible know that BMW EVs *sometimes* self-destruct at 30,000 miles ("lose/lose").
Any other advice or ideas?? Thank you, all.